The retail media boom shows little sign of slowing down, as eMarketer's latest forecast projects the category growing from 14.1%  to almost 25% of all US media ad spend by 2028. According to eMarketer: "More budget is migrating into off-site channels such as connected TV (CTV) and web publishers’ display inventory." According to Chris Feo, SVP of Global Sales at Experian, retailers [...]

As digital ad identifiers have been throttled in recent years, many in the industry are looking back to contextual targeting. But, when the context is as limited as show descriptions, that may not be enough to power the depth of targeting many ad buyers want. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Jon Wallett, VP of Sales, East Coast at Seedtag, Says: "It's pretty [...]

CANNES — A new type of advertising is taking flight, after United Airlines announced it was bringing personalized ads to its new media platform, and specifically to personal devices onboard via a partnership with Magnite. It is one of the first instances of "commerce media" interacting with digital ads in the travel environment. For now, United's Kinective Media is focusing on its own ad sales, but [...]

In years gone by, NBC’s Olympics coverage was sometime criticised for practices like airing events on tape-delay due to broadcast schedules. But the infinite space afforded by online distribution changes all that. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Josh Noval, SVP of NBC Olympics & Paralympics Advertising & Partnerships at NBCUniversal, explains the role Peacock will play in NBCU’s coverage of the upcoming [...]

CANNES — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher has called on the advertising and media industry to shine a “spotlight” and join the fight for press freedom, as his reporter faces conviction and imprisonment in Russia. Evan Gershkovich has already been imprisoned in Russia for over 15 months, facing what many say are false accusations and a sham trial. With a trial set [...]

CANNES – Omnicom Media Group, a unit of the advertising holding company, announced partnerships with Instacart, Amazon, The Trade Desk and TikTok that aim to help brands reach target audiences while supporting e-commerce. The collaborations also seek to build on the growing segment of influencer marketing. “The opportunity with all of these partnerships is the ability to link upper funnel channels [...]

In Cannes, the Croisette in front of the town's Palais des Festivals may be more commonly associated with the red-carpet glamor of the movie screen. But, this week, Beet.TV is taking center-stage. For the second consecutive year, Beet.TV has brought its own creative twist to the main thoroughfare outside the International Festival of Creativity. Beet Art is a collection of purple-hued spins [...]

In a fragmented media landscape, advertisers face significant challenges in delivering personalized stories to consumers. However, contextual AI offers a powerful solution by allowing advertisers to stitch together a wealth of data and context from various sources. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Adam Hancox, SVP of Precision at Zenith, says he is excited because "we can utilize a lot more signals [...]

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which began on Monday, June 17, 2024, is shaping up for its biggest year ever, as the advertising industry's premier event continues to evolve and expand. Despite initial concerns about the macro environment and potential impacts from recession and geopolitical problems, major partners like Amazon, LinkedIn, TikTok, Meta, and Google have stepped up their [...]

The travel industry is undergoing a significant transformation, with new opportunities emerging for brands to connect with consumers at various touchpoints throughout their journey. With airlines launching their own travel media networks, Jill Cruz, EVP of Commerce Strategy at Publicis Commerce, says it is an exciting time for advertisers. But, she says, those networks are just the tip of the iceberg. The Power of Segmentation [...]

In the data-driven ad world, we often hear executives talk about the importance of ad relevance. What what is relevance, really? For many, that word means simply personalized ads. But Srishti Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rokt, goes deeper than that. Relevance from Rokt "Relevance is not personalization. Completely different," Gupta explains, in this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein. "Personalization would be like, [...]

Adtech company Infillion in the past year acquired MediaMath and began to re-establish the adtech pioneer by integrating its technology with its own programmatic brands. The automated buying and selling of advertising will continue to grow as marketers seek to harness customer data more effectively. “The transition to first-party data and cookieless solutions…really provides opportunities for personalization and for privacy-conscious advertising [...]

Once upon a time, it was the only ad-targeting game in town. But context in advertising was overtaken for a time by data, demographics and ethnographics. Now, with the deprecation of cookies looming, contextual AI is coming back to the fore, helping advertisers understand not just who their audience is but also the environment and mindset in which they are receiving ads. In [...]

The popularity of connected devices such as smart TVs and mobile phones not only has transformed how people watch video programming, but also how advertisers engage with audiences. Connected television provides marketers with a growing range of digital tools. “All the things that were great about television and all the reasons that we wanted to advertise in television: that exists in [...]

IPG was one of several honorees celebrated at the second annual Women in Media & Marketing Awards Luncheon. Held at JPMorgan Chase Headquarters in New York on May 2 to benefit Breastcancer.org, Beet.TV was on site and spoke with Channing Martin, Chief Diversity & Social Impact Officer, SVP, IPG, who accepted the Champion of DEI Award on behalf of the company. “It’s [...]

Advertisers in the United States are wasting $22 billion a year in what’s known as the programmatic market, which automates transactions between buyers and sellers of media, according to a study by the Association of National Advertisers. Media buyers are demanding greater transparency from demand-side platforms that provide a gateway into the marketplace. “It's becoming increasingly more difficult to track the [...]

Uber Technologies is working to expand its advertising business by touting its unique value proposition to brands. Its ride-sharing and food-delivery apps have geographical and order-history information that can help to determine consumer intentions. “We're growing rapidly. Our formats are growing rapidly,” Megan Ramm, global director and head of consumer packaged goods partnerships at Uber Ads, said in this interview with [...]

Traditional advertising methods are losing their effectiveness, as audiences shift away from old-school TV and toward connected TV (CTV), meaning advertisers face new challenges in reaching their target consumers. But Kartal Goksel, CTO of Seedtag, believes that contextual AI holds the key to unlocking the full potential of advertising in this new era. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Goksel says the [...]

They have been two of the fastest-growing consumer media in recent years. Now the digital ad industry's umbrella group sees a brighter future at their fusion. The intersection of Connected TV (CTV) and podcasting represents one of the most dynamic frontiers in digital media, promising innovative ways for advertisers to engage with audiences, according to Cintia Gabilan, VP, Media Center at [...]

Advertising can inform, entertain and inspire consumers on their journey toward a purchase. The moment they’re at an online checkout is key for brands that seek to cross-sell or up-sell other products and services. “The moment that matters most in e-commerce is when somebody has done their browsing, done their shopping, put something in their cart and they're ready to check [...]